Video of Clinton supporter insulting Hoosiers called a fake

DocumentaryÂ?s director tells Web site his film was doctored.

DocumentaryÂ?s director tells Web site his film was doctored.

Someone doctored a YouTube video clip purporting to show a former adviser to Bill Clinton making disparaging remarks about Hoosiers, Sen. Hillary ClintonÂ?s campaign said Friday.

The Tribune has been inundated with e-mails linking to the video early Friday. The paper also is fielding phone calls from angry voters in other states.

In the video, Mickey Kantor, an adviser to Bill ClintonÂ?s 1992 campaign and Secretary of Commerce during ClintonÂ?s presidency, appears to say it doesnÂ?t matter whether the then-governor wins Indiana.

He then appears to make comments about Hoosiers at large, including the use of a racial epithet.

But the clip, which is allegedly from a 1993 documentary called "The War Room," is a fake, said Jonathan Swain, spokesman for Hoosiers for Hillary.

The campaign points to a posting on the Web site Politico.com, quoting documentary director D.A. Pennebaker saying Kantor never said those words.

In the clip, it appears Kantor is shown saying "Those people are sh--."

In actuality, Kantor was referring to staff in the Bush White House, saying they were probably "sh--ing" because Ross Perot was holding strong numbers in the 1992 election, Pennebaker told Politico.com

The second statement in the clip, which uses a racial epithet, is a total fabrication -- dubbed over to make it appear as though Kantor was using the N-word.

"This is a clip that was taken from a movie that was in theatres 15 years ago. ItÂ?s been on DVD and video since then," said Jonathan Swain, spokesman for Hoosiers for Hillary. "The fact that suddenly, 15 years later, someone would discover this as much as this video has been viewed? ItÂ?s clear that itÂ?s been doctored and dubbed over, and that itÂ?s been done so intentionally to mislead some folks.

"ItÂ?s really despicable."

The doctored clip, which was on YouTube early Friday, was moved to "private" status shortly after Politico.com published PennebakerÂ?s response. That means means itÂ?s not viewable unless the person who posted it gives you access.

To see the original clip, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_wKOgMNs0U

The original excerpt appears about 4 minutes and 45 seconds into the video.